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Former hospital demolition in Eugene raises safety concerns. Demolition of the former PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center in Eugene’s University District is underway to make room for new housing, causing concerns about noise, traffic, and safety among students and local residents.

Last Monday, I found myself in a situation like no other I’ve encountered in my half century of journalism: as an author, interviewing an author, while the author’s grandmother, also an author, looks on. It was an authors’ convention in the living room of a River Road-area house...

For Nellie Cole, Springfield’s home repair program gave her her dignity back. Cole benefited from the program earlier this year when the city used federal funds to repair water-damaged flooring in her bathroom. “It’s more than just fixing a floor or fixing a toilet,” Cole told Lookout Eugene-Springfield. “These...

People in and around the city of Monroe in Benton County may soon have a new electric utility. Blachly-Lane Electric Cooperative agreed to terms to buy PacifiCorp’s Monroe territory, covering 1,162 residential, commercial and irrigation customers in Monroe, Alpine, Bellfountain and along Highway 99W. The move is a...

EUGENE, Ore. - An RV fire in the Santa Clara neighborhood of Eugene led to the arrest of one man on Saturday. The Lane County Sheriff's Office is continuing its investigation into the fire's cause. Eugene-Springfield Fire responded to reports of a large vehicle fire on the 3700 block of...

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. - A Springfield man was sentenced to life in prison Friday morning for killing his elderly parents in their Mohawk Valley home one year ago. Christopher Allan Turner, 59, pleaded guilty Friday to the murders. He shot 89-year-old Paul Turner and 84-year-old Beverly Turner in their bed in the home...

After five weeks of voting, The Register-Guard's pizza poll has come to a close. And readers might be surprised who took home the title of "Best Pizza in Lane County." Newcomer Anne's Pizza , a joint just west of campus that serves New York-style thin-crust slices and Chicago style deep dish pies, took top honors....

A Cottage Grove man was taken to the hospital after an ATV crash on Sunday. A Douglas County Sheriff’s Office report said at 12:00 p.m. deputies responded to the wreck near the Third Beach parking lot at Samon Harbor. A 20-year-old was lying in the sand, surrounded by his riding group. Deputies learned that the man...

EUGENE, Ore. - The University of Oregon is raising tuition for incoming students for the third consecutive year. The UO Board of Trustees voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve the tuition hike for incoming freshmen. While in-state undergraduate tuition will rise by 4.5%, out-of-state tuition will see a 3% increase.

Following multiple arrests over the past year, Home Improvement star Zachery Ty Bryan has been sentenced to 19 months in an Oregon prison. According to KEZI, the former child actor recently pleaded guilty to violating his probation. Bryan notably appeared virtually for his latest sentencing; it was confirmed that he...